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50. Tricky - ununiform

In 3 Lists

September 22, 2017

Trip Hop

Critic Score

12 reviews

49. The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions

In 8 Lists

April 7, 2017

Indie Pop

Critic Score

25 reviews

48. Living Colour - Shade

September 8, 2017

Hard Rock

Critic Score

7 reviews

47. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma

In 3 Lists

October 13, 2017

Pop, Pop Rock

Critic Score

14 reviews

46. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

In 56 Lists

August 25, 2017

Heartland Rock, Indie Rock

Critic Score

45 reviews

45. Apollo Brown & Planet Asia - Anchovies

August 25, 2017

Hip Hop

Critic Score

2 reviews

44. Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness

In 19 Lists

January 27, 2017

Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk

Critic Score

24 reviews

43. Fresh - Fresh

August 18, 2017

Pop Punk

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42. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman

In 9 Lists

November 17, 2017

Soul, Southern Soul

Critic Score

23 reviews

41. Noveller - A Pink Sunset for No One

In 2 Lists

February 10, 2017

Ambient, Drone

Critic Score

7 reviews

40. Toadies - The Lower Side of Uptown

September 8, 2017

Hard Rock, Stoner Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

39. The Accidentals - Odyssey

August 18, 2017

Critic Score

2 reviews

38. Pet Symmetry - Vision

May 26, 2017

Pop Punk, Emo

Critic Score

2 reviews

37. Walker Lukens - Tell It to the Judge

September 22, 2017

36. Margo Price - All American Made

In 17 Lists

October 20, 2017

Country

Critic Score

18 reviews

35. Sebastian Blanck - Convince Me

June 16, 2017

35. Sebastian Blanck - Likeness

April 4, 2017

34. Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence

In 2 Lists

July 21, 2017

Industrial Rock, Electro-Industrial

Critic Score

13 reviews

33. Linkin Park - One More Light

In 2 Lists

May 19, 2017

Electropop, Pop Rock

Critic Score

12 reviews

32. Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound

In 9 Lists

January 27, 2017

Indie Rock

Critic Score

26 reviews

31. Laura Marling - Semper Femina

In 22 Lists

March 10, 2017

Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk

Critic Score

42 reviews

30. Nelly Furtado - The Ride

In 2 Lists

March 31, 2017

Synthpop

Critic Score

13 reviews

29. 311 - Mosaic

June 23, 2017

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

28. Sheryl Crow - Be Myself

April 21, 2017

Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

12 reviews

27. Depeche Mode - Spirit

In 5 Lists

March 17, 2017

Synthpop, Electro-Industrial

Critic Score

29 reviews

26. P.O.S. - Chill, Dummy

In 2 Lists

January 27, 2017

Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

25. Fever Ray - Plunge

In 33 Lists

October 27, 2017

Electropop, Art Pop, Post-Industrial

Critic Score

27 reviews

24. Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song

In 3 Lists

June 2, 2017

Pop Rock, Blues Rock, Americana, Indie Folk, Psychedelic Soul

Critic Score

24 reviews

23. Randy Newman - Dark Matter

In 10 Lists

August 4, 2017

Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Pop

Critic Score

21 reviews

22. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION

In 76 Lists

October 13, 2017

Art Pop

Critic Score

47 reviews

21. Vic Mensa - The Autobiography

In 3 Lists

July 28, 2017

Conscious Hip Hop, Pop Rap

Critic Score

16 reviews

20. Jessie Ware - Glasshouse

In 9 Lists

October 20, 2017

Pop Soul, Contemporary R&B

Critic Score

19 reviews

19. Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference

In 15 Lists

September 29, 2017

Jazz, Spiritual Jazz

Critic Score

17 reviews

18. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm

In 19 Lists

July 14, 2017

Indie Rock

Critic Score

35 reviews

17. Elbow - Little Fictions

In 5 Lists

February 3, 2017

Art Rock, Indie Rock, Art Pop

Critic Score

26 reviews

16. Jay Som - Everybody Works

In 21 Lists

March 10, 2017

Indie Rock, Dream Pop

Critic Score

11 reviews

15. Talib Kweli - Radio Silence

In 2 Lists

November 17, 2017

Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

Critic Score

7 reviews

14. Jhené Aiko - Trip

September 22, 2017

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

2 reviews

13. Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man

In 9 Lists

June 2, 2017

Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock

Critic Score

22 reviews

12. Four Tet - New Energy

In 15 Lists

September 29, 2017

Microhouse, Electronic

Critic Score

12 reviews

11. Alvvays - Antisocialites

In 26 Lists

September 8, 2017

Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Dream Pop

Critic Score

30 reviews

10. Sophie Barker - Break the Habit

January 13, 2017

9. U2 - Songs of Experience

In 2 Lists

December 1, 2017

Pop Rock

Critic Score

32 reviews

8. Kelela - Take Me Apart

In 59 Lists

October 6, 2017

Alternative R&B, UK Bass

Critic Score

28 reviews

7. Oso Oso - the yunahon mixtape

In 2 Lists

January 13, 2017

Emo, Midwest Emo

Critic Score

1 review

6. Charly Bliss - Guppy

In 11 Lists

April 21, 2017

Indie Rock, Noise Pop

Critic Score

11 reviews

5. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

In 110 Lists

April 14, 2017

Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop

Critic Score

43 reviews

4. Lorde - Melodrama

In 81 Lists

June 16, 2017

Synthpop, Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Electropop

Critic Score

43 reviews

3. Spoon - Hot Thoughts

In 22 Lists

March 17, 2017

Indie Rock

Critic Score

37 reviews

2. Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life

In 22 Lists

September 29, 2017

Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Alternative Rock

Critic Score

34 reviews

1. Beck - Colors

In 14 Lists

October 13, 2017

Alternative Dance, Pop Rock

Critic Score

42 reviews

Original Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/50-best-albums-2017/story?id=51940805

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